Exposure to internet pornography among children and adolescents a national survey (2005)

Comments: 2005 is ancient research for Internet porn. This study found Those who report intentional exposure to pornography, irrespective of source, are significantly more likely to cross-sectionally report delinquent behavior and substance use Online seekers versus offline seekers are more likely to report clinical features associated with depression and lower levels of emotional bonding with […]

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Frontostriatal maturation predicts cognitive control failure to appetitive cues in adolescents (2011)

J Cogn Neurosci. 2011 Sep;23(9):2123-34. Epub 2010 Sep 7.   Somerville LH, Hare T, Casey BJ. Source Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, Box 140, New York, NY 10065, USA. [email protected] Abstract Adolescent risk-taking is a public health issue that increases the odds of poor lifetime outcomes. One factor […]

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A time of change: Behavioral and neural correlates of adolescent sensitivity to appetitive and aversive environmental cues (2010)

Brain Cogn. 2010 Feb;72(1):124-33. Somerville LH, Jones RM, Casey BJ. Source Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA. [email protected] Abstract Adolescence is a developmental period that entails substantial changes in affective and incentive-seeking behavior relative to both childhood and adulthood, including a heightened propensity to engage in risky […]

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Neurobiology of the adolescent brain and behavior: implications for substance use disorders (2010)

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Dec;49(12):1189-201; quiz 1285.   Casey BJ, Jones RM. Source Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA. [email protected] Abstract OBJECTIVE: Adolescence is a developmental period that entails substantial changes in risk-taking behavior and experimentation with alcohol and drugs. Understanding how the brain […]

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Adolescent Brain

The capacity of a teen to wire up new sexual associations mushrooms around 11-12 for girls, 12-13 for boys, when billions of new neural connections (synapses) create endless possibilities. However, by adulthood his brain must prune his neural circuitry to leave him with a manageable assortment of choices. By his twenties, he may not exactly […]

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The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research (2012)

THE FULL STUDY Eric W. Owens, Richard J. Behun, Jill C. Manning, Rory C. Reid Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity Vol. 19, Iss. 1-2, 2012 Version of record first published: 09 Apr 2012 Abstract The recent proliferation of Internet-enabled technology has significantly changed the way adolescents encounter and consume sexually explicit material. Once confined to a […]

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The digital revolution and adolescent brain evolution (2012)

J Adolesc Health. 2012 Aug;51(2):101-5.   Giedd JN. Source Brain Imaging Section, Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Abstract Remarkable advances in technologies that enable the distribution and use of information encoded as digital sequences of 1s or 0s have dramatically changed our way of life. Adolescents, old enough to […]

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The association between problematic internet use and depression, suicidal ideation and bipolar disorder symptoms in Korean adolescents (2012)

Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2012 Oct 9.   Park S, Hong KE, Park EJ, Ha KS, Yoo HJ. Source 1Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Abstract Objective: This study used a sample of Korean adolescents to evaluate: (a) associations between problematic […]

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Gender differences in associations between parental problem drinking and early adolescents’ Internet addiction. (2012)

J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2012 Oct;17(4):288-300. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2012.00344.x.   Jang MH, Ji ES. Source College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose was to examine gender differences between parental problem drinking (PPD) and early adolescents’ Internet addiction (IA). DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, correlational design with 519 (266 […]

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